ITEM: Mouse Pad
NOTES: A humorous leprechaun on a bannister … I’m not sure where the market is for this. But, there is nothing like a contemporary item with some 19th century stereotypes.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: Kiddiefun
DIMENSIONS: 22.5cm x 18.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: New York City , USA
ITEM: Piggy Bank
NOTES: Literally – a piggy bank in vibrant blue depicting the best of New York City.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2013
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: City Merchandise
DIMENSIONS: 14cm long , 11cm wide , 10cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Canada
ITEM: Small bag or purse
NOTES: Colourful Canadian purse (or small makeup bag). The colours aren’t stictly tradtional but the maple leaf is there and it is made in Canada.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2004
MADE FROM: material
MADE IN: Canada
MANUFACTURER: Magenta
DIMENSIONS: 16cm x 12cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Vietnam
ITEM: Hat NOTES: A green military style hat from Vietnam.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: head size
PLACE REPRESENTED: Canaima , Venezuela
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A vivid colourful cap depicting a vivid colourful area. Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima) in south-eastern Venezuela is a beautiful, stunningly diverse, gigantic (30,000 km²) national park (the sixth largest in the world). The park is home to indigenous Pemon Indians, part of the Carib linguistic group. The park is relatively remote, with only a few roads connecting towns. Most transport within the park is done by light plane from the airstrips built by various Capuchin missions, or by foot and canoe. Pemons have developed some basic and luxurious camps, which are mainly visited by tourists from across the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaima_National_Park
The front of the cap appears to be hand painted and is quite beautiful for a souvenir.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: Synthetic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: head size
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: A ornamental Irish Harp. The Irish Harp is one of the most famous of all Irish instruments. The sticker on the back reads “The history of the Irish Harp is carved into the standing stones of Celtic Ireland. Immortalised in bardic poetry and manuscripts dating back to 540AD. Island Turf Crafts have recreated the harp in turf cut from Irish boglands”. Island Turf Crafts gifts are hand crafted using 5,000 year old Irish peat from some of Europe’s oldest bog lands.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: Peat
MADE IN: Ireland
MANUFACTURER: http://www.islandturfcrafts.com
DIMENSIONS: 18cm high x 10cm at it’s widest
PLACE REPRESENTED: Aldinga Beach, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: Aldinga Beach is an outer southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It has a conservation park and aquatic reserve … and hats.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: 100% cotton, 100% polyester (both?)
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: One Size Fits All
PLACE REPRESENTED: El Salvador
ITEM: Catholic cross
NOTES: A small traditional Catholic cross from El Salvador. Simple, vivid and both regional specifc and global.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: El Salvador
MANUFACTURER: Artesanias “Jesus Obrero”
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm high x 5.5cm across.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Canada
ITEM: Clock
NOTES: A large clock with all the shields for all the Canadian provinces and territories depicted. Ten provinces, two territories. It’s big and it’s regal. It’s Canada.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood (reconstituted)
MADE IN: Canada
MANUFACTURER: AEF
DIMENSIONS: 27cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: The familiar red and white Croatian checkerboard on a cap.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2005
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: head size
